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List of American Horror Story cast members
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The American Horror Story cast changes each season but has included over 55 main actors across 12 seasons so far. Being an anthology series, many actors come and go across the seasons in both new and/or returning roles. Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Lily Rabe have appeared in the most seasons with 9 appearances each. This is closely followed by Frances Conroy and Denis O'Hare who have both appeared in 8 seasons each. Peters' has portrayed the most characters across the show with 16, followed by Paulson who has portrayed 12. Naomi Grossman's character, Pepper, from Asylum was the first to reappear in a different season, Freak Show. Gabourey Sidibe's character, Queenie, who first appeared in Coven was the first character to appear in 3 or more seasons after reappearing in Hotel and Apocalypse. The only other character to do so is Billie Dean Howard, portrayed by Sarah Paulson, who appeared in Murder House, Hotel, and Apocalypse. The series has cast many pop culture celebrities, TV personalities, singers, supermodels, or sports stars including Adam Levine, Stevie Nicks, Patti LaBelle, Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, Trixie Mattel, Rick Springfield, Gus Kenworthy, Eureka, Kaia Gerber, and Kim Kardashian.
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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in each season.
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- Peters' also portrayed Andy Warhol, Marshall Applewhite, David Koresh, Jim Jones, and Jesus in Kai's storytelling, and Charles Manson in Kai's hallucinations.
- Peters also portrayed his character, James Patrick March, from Hotel in episode four and his character, Tate Langdon, from Murder House in episode six of the season.
- Farmiga also portrayed her character, Violet Harmon, from Murder House in episode six of the season).
- Throughout the Coven season the character was only known as 'Spalding', with his full name retroactively revealed in the first episode of the second season of American Horror Stories.
- Quinto made a cameo appearance as himself presenting at a fictional version of The Gotham Awards. This marked the first time a cast member has appeared as both characters and self across the series.
- Paulson also portaryed her character, Billie Dean Howard, from Murder House in episode twelve of the season.
- Paulson also portrayed her character, Lana Winters, from Asylum in episode ten of the season.
- Paulson also portrayed Susan Atkins in Kai's storytelling during episode ten.
- Paulson also portrayed her character, Billie Dean Howard, from Murder House and Hotel in episode six of the season.
- Conroy also portrayed her character, Moira O'Hara, from Murder House in episode six of the season.
- Bates also portrayed her character, Delphine LaLaurie, from Coven in episode ten of the season.
- Lourd also portrayed Linda Kasabian in Kai's storytelling during episode ten.
- Grossman also portrayed Patricia Krenwinkel in Kai's storytelling during episode ten.
- Eichner also portrayed Tex Watson in Kai's storytelling during episode ten of the season.
- Schilling made a cameo appearance as herself presenting at a fictional version of the Golden Globe Awards.
- Linklater made a cameo appearance as himself presenting at a fictional version of the Academy Awards.
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